I worked on some Christmas gifts - sewed a few little fabric bags (for hand warmers) using some of the grinch fabric.
I made a prototype Maxine potholder, and hated how the binding turned out (by machine). It might be less offensive with black thread, but I just prefer the look of hand binding, so I'll probably make the rest by hand.
I had been saving this bottle of strawberry rhubarb wine (which I bought in Vermont back in June) for a special occasion. And spending time with friends who love you is as special an occasion as a person can have! We enjoyed the wine, the conversation, and the sewing... but there was less and less sewing as the evening wore on!The next Friday Night Sew-In will likely be January 20, 2012, so mark your calendars and come on over to sew!
Sounds like you had a wonderful time! I love the Maxine saying...sometimes I want to press that escape button too! I prefer to hand stitch my binding as well - it might take a bit more time but I think it is worth it.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't my friends do things like this with me? Maybe because my friends aren't quilters. : (
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good time--love the projects.
So glad I read your post! I was just about to sew bindings on a bunch of mug rugs I did and was tempted to do them by machine, but hoped I wouldn't be sorry! It really is so nice to do binding by hand eh? I will do them by hand :-). I used a Maxine panel for one of those mug rugs for my friend's 50th birthday. They are a hoot!
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Strawberry Rhubarb? Yummy! I love the Maxine pot holder! That's perfect.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
You did a lot of sewing. I liked the hand warmers, I'll have to do some of that one of this days because my hands are allways cold...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Manuela